Healthier Mac and Cheese


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Servings: 4-6
Difficulty: Easy

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2 cups whole wheat or regular elbow macaroni (8 ounces)
2 cups shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese (8 ounces)
½ cup low-fat evaporated milk
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
¼ cup reduced-fat sour cream
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Coat a 13x9 inch baking dish with cooking spray.

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the macaroni according to the package directions. Drain well and transfer the pasta to a large bowl. Add the Cheddar and stir until the pasta is coated and the cheese has melted.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the evaporated milk, eggs, sour cream, mustard, salt and cayenne pepper.  Add the milk-egg mixture to the macaroni and cheese and stir well to combine. Scrape the mixture into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle the Parmesan evenly over the top. Bake until golden brown and crispy around the edges, 35 to 40 minutes.

Publication: From PAULA DEEN’S SOUTHERN COOKING BIBLE. Copyright © 2011 by Paula Deen. Published by Simon & Schuster, Inc. Reprinted by permission.

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Reader Comments:

54321

I am so happy to see you lighten up your meals because I am also a diabetic and I just couldn't eat your old way with all the fatting stuff in it. Think you a great cook. Carol from S.W. Va.

By Carol F Clemons on May 08, 2012

54321

I love you Paula. I want to tell you that eating low-fat products caused be to get Diabetes. If you notice there is a lot of added sugar in the low-fat products. I now keep my diabetes under control by eating low carb. Starches turn to sugar in your body. I only have to take one pill per day. In the morning. I do have my coffee and that raises my sugar. And that's the only time I have to take a pill. And I love the low carb diet, because I'm losing weight too.

By Carolyn on May 08, 2012

54321

I like the fatty one better lol, this messes with the taste lol

By Tange on January 13, 2012

54321

Pretty goooood

By Anonymous on December 03, 2011

14321

Very Bland!! I will not make this again.

By Anonymous on November 07, 2011

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